AS Comms - Intro to NVC

Watch this clip, from David Mitchell's 'Soapbox' series, where he reflects on how our NVC is often staged for a public audience:

A2 Comms - Rivers of Blood

Watch this to get a sense  of the impact of Enoch Powell's Rivers of Bloodspeech, and to hear an extract from the speech itself...


(Please note the title 'British Hero' is a deliberately provocative one!)

A2 Comms - Edward Said

Watch this clip to see Edward Said explain what influenced him to write 'Orientalism' and the key ideas within it:

A2 Comms - Colonial Attitudes

This advert for Pear's Soap is a great demonstration of colonial attitudes:

AS Comms - Your Last Facebook Post

This TED Talk might get you to reflect in some interesting ways in preparation for starting your AS Comms coursework this week:

AS Comms - Accents

Here's an article about how different accents are perceived as signifying different levels of power to different people: click here.

AS Comms - Body Language

This is a 'Ted talk' about the power of body language (NVC) in influencing ourselves as well as others.

A2 Comms - Colonialism and Kenya

This a good clip to watch to help us really understand how the processes of Colonialism started, in this case in Kenya:



Kenya and its colonial past is in the news at the moment because of a court case that is being brought against the British government by three Kenyans tortured under colonial rule in the 1950s. You can read about the case by clicking here. And - you can find out more about the Mau Mau rebellion which led to this torture by watching this.

AS Comms - What is Culture?

Re-visit some of the thinking you did in week one with these varying responses to the question 'What is Culture?'

A2 Language - Language Change

Click HERE to access resources on Language Change (you'll need your Moodle login)

A2 Comms - Terry Eagleton on Marx

Watch this talk by the Marxist literary critic Terry Eagleton as he presents his book 'Why Marx Was Right':

A2 Language - Child Language Acquisition

Click HERE to access the Moodle resources on Child Language Acquisition (you'll be asked for your Moodle login)

AS Comms - Semiotics

In order to revise your understanding of Semiotics, take a look at THIS online presentation.

A2 Comms - Postmodernism

Watch this clip from the film 'Falling Down' in preparation for your next lesson on Postmodernism.

Here's an excellent BBC Radio 4 documentary on Erving Goffman. Listen HERE to supplement your learning in class.

AS Comms - Goffman and Facebook

Here is an essay about how we might apply Goffman to Facebook. It's a challenging read but worth having a go at, especially if you are aiming for a top grade. Click here to read it.

A2 Comms - Ideology

HERE's an excellent link - courtesy of Jon Clay - revealing philosopher Slavoj Žižek 's exploration of ideology (an A2 Comms key concept)